[Cob] cob planter attached

[Charmaine Taylor]

 I could do a lime finish so it would
withstand rain for longer, it would need fixups every couple of years.
WHat is the general feeling of what is too much rain and what is an amount
you can get away with no roof?
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 You could also do an overlapped  wood shingle or a overlapped tiled
top area so rain slides off the planter rim, instead of just letting
the 4-6" ( thick?) rim of the planter get wet.

I would agree with your idea of  lime plaster over the whole thing
inside, and out ,before the plastic or  other liner. and Lime does not
need fixing that often,  it takes years to wear down an inch of lime
plaster from rain and weather.

Hey.. are you planning on putting dirt right INTO the cob planter,  or
make a separate container that can be removed, whether a  long plastic
planter trough or  plastic bag/EPDM liner with holes for drainage?



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